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EventReport released on the Waratah steamship's disappearance
… strength. Her disappearance on her return maiden voyage from Australia to England in 1909, without any trace of …
EventDinuzulu refuses British instructions to take up arms against Boers
… and Afrikaners only. It was after receiving a warning from Colonel Bottomley that under the current martial law he … Evans, A.B., This Day in African…
EventAnnexation of the Orange Free State is announced
… their capital town Bloemfontein. The British advancement from the Free State capital was delayed for six weeks to …
EventDaniel Francois Malherbe, SA novelist, poet and dramatist, is born
… professor of literature at the University of Bloemfontein from 1922- 42. He died on 12 April 1969 in Bloemfontein. … : Human & Rousseau|Britannica," Daniel…
EventBoers defeat British in the battle of Ingogo (Anglo-Boer War 1)
… or the Battle of Schuinshoogte and the army numbers differ from source to source. …
EventExplorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch dies
… show, but he never discovered any payable deposits from his prospects. … Encyclopedia Britannica," Karl Mauch "From: Encyclopedia Britannica ,available at: …
EventMarks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto
… of the year three times. He played for Kaizer chiefs from 1981 to 1991 and also played for Orlando Pirates, Wits … Who’s who, Marks Maponyane , from who…
EventGwen Lister is born
… but Lister found herself demoted as a result. She resigned from the paper and later started her own newspaper, The … ICIJ Gwen Lister , (2012), from the…
EventSouth Africa and Lesotho establish a consultative committee to resolve border disputes
… committee to resolve misunderstandings arising from the movement of people across their common border. The … O’Malley, P. ‘1981’ , from Nelson Mandela Centre…
EventA UN report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000
… (USA) reported that 5 gay men in California were suffering from a rare pneumonia (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia or … Body-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African…
EventUnrests break out in the Coloured townships
… South African educational and political systems. Students from about sixty Coloured high schools, teacher training … O’Malley, P. ‘1981’ , from Nelson…
EventWorld No Tobacco Day is observed
… Organization in 1987. The day is observed by abstaining from tobacco for a period of 24 hours around the World .The … Fokazi S.(2013) ‘Third of South Africa…
EventJomo Kenyatta, believed to be Mau Mau leader, is convicted
… attacked the area. Among the casualties was chief Luka from Lari, who was known for ill treating his own people as …
EventHestrie Cloete, world champion high jumper, is born
… before every jump. After the 2004 Olympics, Cloete retired from professional sports. She married Afrikaans singer, Jurie … 20 August 2012] | Gordon E. Cloete…
EventThe Kenya-Uganda railway is completed
… was built by the British East Africa Company and stretched from Mombasa to Kisimu. Construction of the railway began in … (2008). ‘ Kenya ”“ Uganda railway:…
EventThe DG for Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen, outlines plans for a marine line along the SA coast
… to create an area of control extending 50 nautical miles from the coast in which such patrols would operate and have …
1983, Volume 7 Dawn pages 1 and 2 Article: Editorial comment - Victory is Calling
… enemy. The heroic combat record set by our gallant army, from Komadpoort through Nkhuze to Sasol, Voortrekkerhoogte, …
A Place of Freedom
… represented an island of freedom in a society that moved from informal segregation in the early years of the twentieth …
EventThe UDF launches the Million Signatures Campaign and by October collect just under 400 000 signatures.
… on an ambitious campaign to collect one million signatures from the public, declaring opposition against … Claremont 7708 South Africa, pp 100|SAHO, UDF…
PlaceBrandvlei, Karoo
… 'platteland' Town. This is, salt Pan Country, and apart from sheep Farming, Brandvlei is also the home of SALTCOR, …
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
… 9 August of that year saw women of all racial groups and from all parts of the country converging on Pretoria, the … thinking of us. Their hearts are with us…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… no place in our democratic country. We should draw lessons from this tragedy to ensure that never again would any … and non-sexist South Africa. Non-racial…
Archive2002 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 8 February 2002
… as the fourth estate, civil society, is helping to lift from the shoulders of our people, the intolerable burden of … that we are nowhere near liberating…
Beyers Naudé: former General-Secretary of the South African Council of Churches and before that Director of the Christian Institute interview with Rupert Taylor, 4 February 2000, Northcliff, Johannesburg
… idea is really to, to present a story of the transition from apartheid to democracy that goes beyond the argument of … And I didn’t realize whom we’ll all be…
Address by his excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the 50th Anniversary of the Mpondo Revolt of 1960, 07 June 2010, Ingquza Hill, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
… in the country at large, when people ran helter skelter from the agents of the oppressive state. This was the time when the country was still reeling from…
Opening Statement at the Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Kabwe, Zambia, 16 June, 1985
… and women. In this hall are present revolutionaries drawn from all the national groups of our country. We have come here from all corners of the globe,…
PlaceClaremont Main Road Mosque
… Muslims to the Cape Colony in 1658. The first Muslims came from Amboina in the eastern Indonesian islands of Maluku, and … celebration and commemoration of…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
… and Deputy Ministers, MECs, Mayors and Councillors from North West and all over the country, Leadership of the … with the apartheid system was when she was…
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … and restrictive measures passed against the Native people from time to time. Why is it that the…
Presidential Address to the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, Durban, November 21, 1958
… Afrikaner baaskap . It is a policy which naturally flows from the narrow and bigoted tribalism of the Nationalist … the Congress movement saw its birth. A…